It is the chlorophyll you smell and until it all converts it will smell like that. Stick in the jar closed for another week and see if it is better. Yes, you can throw them in boxes or bags in a single layer, lay them on shelves made of screened substance, use a collander, upside down is just a convenience thing, I cut all the buds off and lay them in a wire basket thing, one layer. Set until color turns, then to smaller basket with greater airflow for another week, then the jar for a week. Then I see what it needs, further drying or curing.
WashougalWonder Reviewed by WashougalWonder on . Hay smell while curing? I am trying to get rid of that hay smell that sometimes accompanies drying buds. I am following the curing process that I have read from many websites...hang upside down in a dark place for 2 weeks with lots of ventilation, when the stems start 2 "snap" when I bend them I take the plant down and trim fan leaves and place buds in a paper bag for a few days, opening a couple times a day for proper ventilation, finally placing them in a jar for 2 weeks opening the jar a couple times a day to Rating: 5